Restaurant Aragvi: Ancient Chambers of Pre-Petrine Russia
In 2004, the famous Moscow Georgian restaurant "Aragvi" closed for major renovations. Before the work began, architect Vyacheslav Osipov inspected the building. At first glance, he noticed nothing unusual, but while tapp…
Armory Chamber
The Armory Chamber was named after the state treasury, which in 1720 included the Kremlin workshops. Since 1806, it has functioned as a museum, initially accessible to the nobility, and from 1918, to all who wished to vi…
Church of the Holy Trinity
In the Serbian village of Gornji Adrovac stands the Russian Church of the Holy Trinity, built in memory of Russian volunteer Colonel Nikolai Nikolaevich Raevsky III, the grandson of the hero of the Borodino battle, who d…
The Flat House
The building in Odessa is known by several names: the Witch's House, the Flat House, the Card House, the Wall House, the House of Shadows. However, its uniqueness lies not in the number of nicknames but in its unusual ar…
The Mamre Oak
The Mamre Oak, also known as Abraham's Oak, is a tree under which, according to the Bible, Abraham met God. The Bible states that the Lord appeared to Abraham at the oak grove of Mamre while he was sitting at the entranc…
Singer House in St. Petersburg
The Singer House on Nevsky Prospect is a landmark in St. Petersburg with an interesting history. This majestic mansion with exquisite facades is one of the most recognizable buildings in the city. Built over a century ag…
Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg
The landscape of St. Petersburg is unimaginable without the golden spire of the Peter and Paul Fortress, which rises above the gray sky of the city. It is from this fortress, located at the mouth of the Neva River, that …
The Stone Resurrection Monastery of Uglich
One of the oldest monasteries in the Yaroslavl region is the Resurrection Monastery in Uglich, founded in the 15th century by the hieromonk Dmitry. Over five centuries of its existence, the monastery has gone through man…
The House of the Nevorotins: A Example of Provincial Baroque and Classicism
In the nineteenth century, the rapid improvement of living standards in the Russian Empire reached the provinces, where new mansions in Western European style began to appear. Bezhetsk was no exception to this fashionabl…
The State Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum is the largest cultural and historical museum not only in Russia but also in the world. Its collections number around three million exhibits. The main exhibitions are located in the Main Museum…
